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Meaning of 先 in Japanese
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先, 前, 先きJLPT 5
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Kana Readingさき
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Romajisaki
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no', noun, used as a suffix, prefix
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- previous; prior; former; some time ago; preceding
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- Parts of speech
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- point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle
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- Parts of speech
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- head (of a line); front
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- ahead; the other side
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- the future; hereafter
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- destination
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- the other party
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Examples of 先, 前, 先き, さき in a sentence
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恐い話が聞きたいなら、数週間前に私が見た夢のことを話してあげるよ。
If you want to hear a scary story, I'll tell you about a dream I had a few weeks ago.
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I came to Tokyo three years ago and have been living here ever since.
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You should stay away from cults like that before you turn into a moron.
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前の歯医者さんに、たばこをやめるなら、ヤニ取りしてあげる・・・といわれたそうです。
He said that his previous dentist told him that he'd remove nicotine stains if he stopped smoking.
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私自身も、当社に入社する前の会社では、２度ほどトップに直言した経験があります。
I myself have, before becoming employed by this company, twice spoken bluntly to the people at the top.
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There Akai joins them and it becomes a free-for-all in front of the finish line.
Related Kanji
6 strokes
before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
On'Yomi: セン
Kun'Yomi: さき, ま.ず